German cyclist Jan Ullrich lifts the Tour de France winner's trophy on the podium in Paris. Germany's only Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich hopes to make peace with organizers of the famous race ...

Envisioning hell as a dungeon of fire with Satan dancing around seems too bizarre, impossible and ungodly, to many men and women. “After all,” many people think, “why would a loving God create such a ...

Modern economic analysis that finds religion a useful mechanism to internalize honesty and work ethic raises an awkward ...

A new academic essay argues that the fiery underworld familiar from Dante, TV, and pop culture replaced the Hebrew Bible’s ...

He descended into Hell; the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into Heaven. In unequivocal terms, the traditional Apostles’ Creed sums up one of the central mysteries of Christianity: ...

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“‘Paradise Lost’ is, surely, the greatest poem in English,” Alan Jacobs declares in his book on John Milton’s masterpiece, “but it is not lovable.” Few who know the poem would disagree with either ...

Fans of Ronnie James Dio’s era of Black Sabbath got an unexpected third act when the band reunited for one final chapter that included a new studio album and multiple tours. “It really is Black ...

Forget, for a moment, the torments of hell depicted on the far side of Hieronymus Bosch’s glorious painting “The Garden of Earthly Delights.” Close your eyes to the sinners being gobbled up by giant ...

The U.S. Secret Service spotted the hunter's stand high in a tree near Palm Beach International Airport. It's possible that it could be used to shoot invasive wildlife. Then again, this potential ...